I replaced a Swisher 60" finishing cut tow behind with the trail cutter and am very pleased with the decision. I totally overestimated the capabilities of the finishing mower.

It's OK for large yards but totally inadequate for fields. The rough cut is excellent. The final cut looks like a finished cut. Just make sure the control box is secured. It can fall out of the ATV and be damaged if you're not careful.

John Recommends This Swisher Mower

Brand Rep

John,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are pleased that you are happy with your purchase. Thank you for choosing Swisher!

I've had this Swisher rough-cut mower for a month and a half and put it through its paces - tall grass, thistles, burdock, wild parsnip, marsh grass, poison sumac, multi-flora rose, prickly ash. Everything I could throw at it, it handles as good as I wanted.

Because you pull it with an ATV you can go places where a bat wing would be too wide and a skid steer mounted mower would get stuck (like in wetter soil). You just have to use common sense and drive slower when in real thick brush and weeds. I am really pleased with a machine that lives up to it's claims.

When I pull the with the Kawasaki 4-wheeler the cable is long enough, when I'm pulling with the Kawasaki mule the cable is only long enough to reach the dump box of the vehicle so you need to get out to turn the mower on and off, not really a problem but buyers should be aware.

When pulling with either the 4-wheeler or the side-by-side I use a couple zip ties to anchor the mower's control box leaving enough slack for turns. From other reviews I thought the mower might be a gas hog but it goes forever before you need to re-fuel. Glad I bought this mower, it's made a huge difference in controlling the weeds and brush.

I've had this Swisher rough-cut mower for a month and a half and put it through its paces - tall grass, thistles, burdock, wild parsnip, marsh grass, poison sumac, multi-flora rose, prickly ash. Everything I could throw at it, it handles as good as I wanted.

Because you pull it with an ATV you can go places where a bat wing would be too wide and a skid steer mounted mower would get stuck (like in wetter soil). You just have to use common sense and drive slower when in real thick brush and... more

Annie Recommends This Swisher Mower

Brand Rep

Annie,

Thank you for your very thorough review of our machine. It does tackle the tough stuff with ease. We are happy you are pleased.Thank you for choosing Swisher!

Had to pick this unit up at the Trucking Company. My trailer is 5 ft. 7 inches wide. At first glance, I didn't think it would fit because it looks real wide in the crate. Thought I was going to have to un-crate it before loading it, but I didn't. When I got it home and un-crated, it started right up and I cut my trails for about 30 minutes.

It did stall out on me in some real tall blackberry bushes. When I tried to restart the unit with the "choke" on, I flooded it out and it wouldn't restart. I put a new spark-plug in it and got it started. I have had no problems since then. I really think it is a great value for the money.

Very heavily built. My only complaint is that, in my opinion, it is very hard to back. I am glad I bought the larger 4 wheeler rather than a two wheeler. With the uneven trails I am cutting, I have no problems with it bottoming out.

Had to pick this unit up at the Trucking Company. My trailer is 5 ft. 7 inches wide. At first glance, I didn't think it would fit because it looks real wide in the crate. Thought I was going to have to un-crate it before loading it, but I didn't. When I got it home and un-crated, it started right up and I cut my trails for about 30 minutes.

It did stall out on me in some real tall blackberry bushes. When I tried to restart the unit with the "choke" on, I flooded it out and... more

Edward Recommends This Swisher Mower

Brand Rep

Edward,

Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We are happy to hear you are pleased with your purchase. Thank you for choosing Swisher.

First let me say, the guys at Mowers Direct were great. Very knowledgeable. I didn't really know what I needed and there help was priceless. I have had my mower a couple of months and it has lived up to the reviews and my expectations.

Great built piece of equipment. If there is a downfall, it would be the way you have to adjust the mowing height. You have to have some sort of jack or lift. No way to do it easily. Only drawback so far.

Thomas Recommends This Swisher Mower

Brand Rep

Thomas,

Thank you for your review of the rough cut mower. We are happy that you are pleased with the performance of the machine. Your suggestions on the cutting height adjustment will be passed along. Thank you for choosing Swisher!

The mower is working very well, considering I have a large field of 3-4 foot grass. I must go very slow to keep the mower from bogging down as I cut it to the 7" level. I have cut a small section down to 4" and it looks great. I can't wait until I get the entire field cut and can drop the mower to the 4" height of course here in Oklahoma, I have to wait for the flood waters to recede and the field to dry enough for me to be able to drive on it.

William Recommends This Swisher Mower

Brand Rep

William,

Thank you for your feedback. Please feel free to contact us toll free at 800-222-8183 if you have any issues or concerns. Thanks for choosing Swisher!

Don't actually know how well this is going to work for my application because right now it is sitting in my yard mostly as a lawn ornament.

This purchase has to be the worst thing I have ever done.

Mower got to the shipping depot, we had to go get it due to the remote and hilly area we live in, I expected this, so it was no big deal on that account, I have a 6x8 single axle trailer and - anything smaller you are probably not going to be able to use.

The mower and packaging crate took up the entire trailer floor with about 6 inches or so to spare.
Once we loaded and headed home, the plastic sheeting covering the crate started to tear, had to pull off and get the plastic ripped off and disposed of so it didn't go flying into another drivers face. Not a crisis - but still very annoying, and shows a lack of thought and QA at Swisher.

The crate itself was pretty shoddy but it worked.
Note here: this 700 lb beast is 'secured' in the packing crate - by nothing more than two small blocks of wood at the back wheels and - 4 heavy zip ties, it worked but - if you're picking this thing up at a depot you may want to bring tie down straps, that was a nerve wracking drive thinking about that thing breaking free suddenly on the steep hills where I live.

After getting it off my trailer - I checked the oil - it as advertised was full - so far so good.

Then I went to fill it with gas, you need to use a funnel - the gas tank location is just awkward to fill from a 5 gallon gas can - and gas is of course dangerous not to mention expensive.

Oh wait - let me back up, this was after a trip to town to get a U1 Battery. 2700.00 dollars for a mower and Swisher doesn't include a battery - or at least a voucher for one - seriously Swisher????. Add 29.97 plus tax to the purchase price of this mower - WalMart carries the correct battery.

Well now I have the battery hooked up, Again no bolts and nuts to do this from Swisher - again not a crisis but still annoying - 2700.00 dollars for a mower and - Swisher is too cheap to send battery hook up hardware - SERIOUSLY!!!!?!?!?

Well now we're ready to do some mowing - or maybe not. I open the plastic pouch with the directions and....there is no key. No I didn't loose it - it just wasn't there.

We start trying to call Swisher - it is 4:30 Standard time where Swisher is located - no answer, get a machine telling us to leave a message and someone will call us back. That never happened.

So call Mowers direct - same run around you have to call Swisher we do not sell those. They did say to call a place that has them in stock - in Jefferson TN - 100 Miles northeast of me. Right - let me jump in my truck and race to Jefferson to get a 1.67 key, burn 40 bucks in gas doing so. Sure.

So here it is Saturday morning - I have a 700 lb lawn ornament in my yard that I am thinking I will just hot wire just so I can get started - But no that will most likely void a warranty so - patience is the order of the day.

I go to Swisher's website, search for "key" and bang there it is, in the parts section. Great!! Just let me order this and be done. 1.67 for the key - and waiiiiiit for it - 12.00 DOLLARS FOR SHIPPING.
You have GOT to be kidding me Swisher!!

After this fiasco I am done with Swisher, and I am actually to the point I am considering telling them come get it.

They say you get what you pay for - not in this case, this is a Almost 3000.00 DOLLAR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT SITTING IDLE, because Swisher cannot seem to figure out how to do anything meaningful in the way of QA.

Horrid customer support - poor quality control - and thoughtless engineering of the product itself - when you spend this kind of money - this should not be happening. This is a POOR Choice - AVOID AT ALL COSTS !!!!!

Don't actually know how well this is going to work for my application because right now it is sitting in my yard mostly as a lawn ornament.

This purchase has to be the worst thing I have ever done.

Mower got to the shipping depot, we had to go get it due to the remote and hilly area we live in, I expected this, so it was no big deal on that account, I have a 6x8 single axle trailer and - anything smaller you are probably not going to be able to use.

We are sorry to hear about the experience you encountered with your purchase. Power Equipment Direct's website points out that you must purchase the battery locally. We do not ship batteries with our pull behinds due to shipping regulations. In regards to your missing keys and hardware, it sounds like they were lost in transit during shipping. We will gladly send replacements to you at no charge. Unfortunately, we do not have your contact information since you are not a verified purchaser on Power Equipment Direct. Please feel free to call us toll free at 800-222-8183 during normal customer service business hours (Mon-Fri 8am - 4pm CST).